After over a decade of waiting and abortive moves to gather the nucleus of the Phobian family, Accra Hearts of Oak finally held their annual general meeting on Saturday.

The new board of which includes virtually the same old faces would be in charge of the club for a four-year period.

In a congress that lasted almost 12 hours, the tired delegates who had endured hours of waiting finally elected a 24-man board of directors to run the club.

At the end of the elections, the 14 elected were: Mr Thomas Okine, current CEO of the Club, Mr Francis McCarthy, the Vice-Chairman, Steven Akwetey, present Team Manager, Clement Dodoo, Isaac Tetteh, Frank Nelson Nwokolo and Ato Orleans Lindsey all members of the present management team.

The rest are Alhaji (Hearts) Sulemana Briamah, Steve Mawuyega and Harry Zakkour all members of the past Board, Nortey Omaboe, son of Nana Wereko Ampem II, President of the Council of Patrons, Abdulai Mahama, J.Y Appiah and Alhaji Fowaz Zowk completing the list of 24.

The last slot on the 25 member Board will go to the next position of the CEO to be elected by the Board of Directors after their meeting to select the new Chairman.

Hearts of Oak’s immediate past board chairman Ato Awhoi reckons the new board will have a tall order winning laurels off the field with a debt to the tune of about $750,316 to be cleared.

But Hannah Tetteh Kpodah one of the two women on the club's board says the new board will be up to the task of making the club the business outfit everybody expects.

Steve Mawuenyega former vice chairman of Ghana’s CAN 2008 bid winning committee and a board member of Hearts of Oak believes he would tap into his experience in contributing to Ghana’s bid success to assist the Phobians.